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J. TRIP?.

MEGHANIGAL MOVEMENT. N0.3o4,049, Patented Aug. 26, 1884.

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JAMES TRIP?, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MECHANlCAL MOVEMENT.

UPECEFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,0e9. dated August26, 1884.

Application ined .nay n, issi. (No maar.)

' other, the obj ect of my invention being to produce a simple andeffective mechanism for this purpose in which the two connected shaftswill be caused to rotate coincidently or isochronously and in the samedirection.

In carrying out my invention, I connect the crank-pins of two shafts Abya pitman, said crank-pins being of suitable length to receivesleeve-pieces having openings or perforations at right angles to eachother,adapted to loosely encircle said crank-pins and extensions of thearms of a rock-shaft, the axis of which is at right angles to the axesof the rotating shafts.

Thus as one shaftis rotated the connecting-pit-V man will cause theother to revolve therewith,

while the sleeve-pieces, being connected withthe crank-pins androck-shaft, will cause the latter to vibrate. As the rock-shaft will bein the middle of its movement at the moment when the crank-pins are onthe dead-center7 or in line with the axes of the rotating shafts, thesaid pins, being connected with t-he said rock-shaft, will be carriedover the dead-center thereby, and thus the driven shaft will be causedto continue its rotation in the same di.- rection with thedriving-shaft, completing its revolution in the same time with thelatter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevationillustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation, and Fig. 3 is apartial plan view, of the same.

A and A are the driving and driven shafts, respectively, the formerbeing provided with a pulley, B, by which motion may be impartedthereto. These shafts both have crank arms or disks C, carrying extendedcrank-pins D.

E is a pitnian or connecting rod placed on the crank-pins D, and kept inposition adjacent to the crank-disks by flanges or collars d on the saidcrank-pins.

F is a rock-shaft having its anis at right angles to the axes of therotating shafts Aand A', and preferably pivoted on pointed screws j',tapped in some portion of the frame-work G, and entering conicalrecesses in the ends ofthe said rock-shaft. The rock-shaft F is providedwith arms f', curved or recessed, as shown in Fig. 3, to accommodate themovements ofthe pitman E, said arms having extcnsionsf arranged parallelwith the shaft, and passing loosely through the sleeve-pieces H, placedloosely on the crank-pins D, outside ofthe pitman, the saidsleeve-pieces having openings or perforatio'ns arranged at right anglesto each other, through which pass the said crank-pins and the extensionsf" of the arms of the rockshaft. Motion being imparted to thedrivingshaft, the pitman will convey the same tothe driven shaft, whilethe sleeve-pieces, slidin g in and out on the crank-pins D and up anddown on the extensions of the arms of the rock-shaft, will cause thelatter to'vibrate,said rock-shaft, by its connection with the saidcrank-pins, assisting the latter over the dead-centers, and compellingthe driven shaft to rot-ate in the same direction with the driving-shaft and with a movement uniform to that of the latter, so thatthe two shafts will both complete their revolutions in the same time.Thus the crankpins and rock-shaft, by virtue of the sleevepiececonnections, will be caused to reciproeally co-operate, each assistingthe otherinits movements.

`It will be understood that with my connecting mechanism hereinbeforedescribed either shaft may be the driving and either the driven shaft,and also that the rotating shafts, instead of being one above the other,as shown, may be differently arranged, as by being both placed in thesame horizontal plane.

I am aware of Patent No. 29S, 9&3, and hereby disclaim the constructiontherein shown; but

Vhat I do claim as myinventiomand desire to secure by Letters Patent,is*

l. Amechaniealmovement consisting ofthe combination, with two rotaryshafts having crank-pins, of a pitman connecting said crankpins, arock-shaft provided with arms, and

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pins, of a pitxnan connecting said pins and arranged adjacent to saiddisks, sliding'sleeve- 15 pieces loosely placed on'said pins outside ofsaid Pitman7 and a rocksliaftliaving extended arms loosely encircled bysaid sleeve-pieces, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 2o presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES frnrrfr.

Vitnesscs:

HENRY CALVER, E. l). SMITH.

